§ Mr. Frank Fieldasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what groups will be eligible for free Common Market food; and through which groups the food will be distributed in (a) Birkenhead and (b) the Wirral.
§ Mr. JoplingAs regards eligibility, I refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave on 12 February to my hon. Friend the Member for Romsey and Waterside (Mr. Colvin) at column333. I gave the list of charitable organisations responsible for distribution of the food in my reply on 29 January to the hon. Member for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (Mr. Foulkes), at column 338. Most of these organisations have a national coverage, and I would expect a number of them to have branches in the area named. I am not, however, in possession of a precise breakdown by geographical area.